Herman Ladovsky, restaurateur par excellence, whose hallmark smile and friendly greetings to patrons at United Bakers, many of whom became friends and part of his extended family, died January 6 (2002). He was 89. Now in its third generation, United Bakers Dairy Restaurant has been an important landmark in the history and growth of the…
Obit: Rabbi Jacob Mendel Kirshenblatt (c1904 – 2002)
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Rabbi Jacob Mendel Kirshenblatt, a spiritual leader and longtime teacher who taught thousands of bar and bat mitzvah students, died in Toronto on March 6, 2002. He was 98. Rabbi Kirshenblatt was honoured in February by Beth Sholom Synagogue and Congregation Beth Haminyan at a tribute dinner attended by many of his former students. Leslie…
Obit: Rabbi David Ochs (1905-1985)
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Horav David Ochs who died recently (1985) in Toronto after a prolonged illness, will be remembered for his unfaltering dedication to halacha and his commitment to outreach in the community. Rabbi Ochs was active in the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Jewish Vocational Service and many other organizations but believed in the separate integrity of Kashruth…
Clanton Park’s rabbi set to retire after 30 years
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Clanton Park Synagogue will honour Rabbi Yitzchok Kerzner and his wife Rebbitzen Bash Kerzner at a tribute dinner on May 7 (2002) at Paradise Banquet Hall. Well known for his knowledge of halachah and for his many contributions to this city’s Jewish community, Rabbi Kerzner is retiring from his pulpit duties at Clanton Park after…
91-year-old reflects on life as a pharmacy pioneer
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Beth Sky has the distinction of receiving an award as the only surviving graduate of the University of Toronto’s pharmacy class of 1932. The active 91-year-old former pharmacist was presented with a gold medallion of the Chancellor’s Circle at a recent ceremony at the U of T’s Hart House. The following day, she received a…
Queen’s opens J.B. Salsberg Papers to the public (2002)
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History students doing scholarly research and individuals interested in the labour movement and Jewish history in Canada can now, for the first time, study the J.B. Salsberg Papers. The permanent collection, part of the Queen’s University Archives, was opened to the general public last month. It consists of extensive correspondence, speeches, reports, photographs, clippings, sound…
King Edward P.S. marks 100th birthday, 2002
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King Edward Public School will celebrate its 100th anniversary with festivities planned for September 29 to October 3 (2002). In 1872, the Bathurst Street School opened at the corner of College and Bathurst streets. In September 1902, the Toronto Board of Education renamed the school in honour of King Edward VII who ascended the throne…
YMHA reunion rekindles memories for club members
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Hail, hail, the gang’s all here! Memories of the old gang will prevail at the Y All-Clubs reunion and buffet dinner, which will bring together members of all the early YMHA clubs, going back more than half a century. “The reunion will feature hundreds of wall-to-wall characters like you’ve never seen before,” says Ken Borden,…
Kelman family pay tribute to their mother
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As a tribute to the memory of Rebbitzen Mirl Fish Kelman, her children recently published a book, Mother’s Memoir and Family Recollections, in which they describe her influence on the Toronto Jewish community and tell how she overcame adversity and raised a family of communal leaders. The life of the matriarch of the Kelman family…
Dr. Perlmutter puts down drill after more than 50 years
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After more than 50 years in dentistry, Dr. Gordon Perlmutter is putting away his drill, scaler and syringes. “But not quite,” says his daughter Dr. Sharon Perlmutter, who is also a dentist and a community volunteer. “My father still comes into the office every day when he is in town. He checks the mail and…
